2011 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants,By Calendar Year of Grant

Listing of Organizations
That Received 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
And That Were Located In

CANADA

( patent ownership and geographic location are determined by the first-named patent owner (assignee) )
( domestic inventor share is the adjusted percentage of patents credited to U.S. resident inventors -- see Explanation of Data )

This table displays first-named owners (assignees) located in the identified region, their domestic (U.S.) inventor share, and counts of their utility patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.

First-Named Owner (Assignee)

Category

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Total

~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.8%

1.9%

1.8%

1.9%

1.6%

1.6%

Patent Counts, all shares

625

731

837

813

818

3824

BLACKBERRY LIMITED

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

.

.

19.7%

17.3%

21.2%

19.2%

Patent Counts, all shares

0

0

501

1321

1038

2860

RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

8.8%

12.5%

15.5%

17.1%

.

12.5%

Patent Counts, all shares

659

982

807

7

0

2455

PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.9%

1.3%

1.3%

2.4%

3.4%

1.9%

Patent Counts, all shares

56

93

66

66

84

365

ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

21.3%

29.2%

36.1%

29.9%

20.0%

27.6%

Patent Counts, all shares

60

74

56

79

50

319

MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

11.9%

10.7%

10.4%

4.0%

.

10.3%

Patent Counts, all shares

101

78

87

31

0

297

NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

22.3%

22.2%

.

0.0%

.

22.2%

Patent Counts, all shares

178

15

0

1

0

194

WI-LAN INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

78.1%

66.9%

57.9%

51.3%

54.2%

61.2%

Patent Counts, all shares

24

49

32

44

21

170

CERTICOM CORPORATION

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

21.8%

32.8%

15.5%

18.1%

26.1%

22.5%

Patent Counts, all shares

13

29

29

50

38

159

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

1.0%

1.0%

0.9%

4.1%

5.1%

2.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

21

24

28

42

30

145

MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

71.0%

76.3%

63.5%

62.9%

60.5%

65.9%

Patent Counts, all shares

21

19

25

26

32

123

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

3.1%

0.0%

4.6%

1.0%

0.3%

1.8%

Patent Counts, all shares

13

17

30

29

30

119

BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

4.9%

8.5%

0.0%

0.0%

2.8%

Patent Counts, all shares

18

19

26

27

21

111

VIXS SYSTEMS, INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

50.0%

20.2%

14.8%

23.6%

18.5%

21.5%

Patent Counts, all shares

7

14

26

36

27

110

CONVERSANT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

.

.

.

9.2%

17.1%

12.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

0

0

0

65

35

100

MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

2.2%

0.0%

11.1%

7.1%

9.1%

6.8%

Patent Counts, all shares

15

12

27

28

11

93

GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

1.4%

5.6%

1.9%

3.6%

1.9%

2.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

14

15

18

14

26

87

QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, LTD.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

.

0.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

2

36

36

7

0

81

BCE INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

2.0%

2.2%

0.0%

1.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

11

14

20

18

17

80

CNH CANADA, LTD

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

1.8%

13.7%

4.5%

2.9%

.

5.5%

Patent Counts, all shares

19

17

26

17

0

79

HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

38.9%

75.8%

25.0%

31.7%

26.5%

36.3%

Patent Counts, all shares

9

12

21

20

17

79

D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

7.1%

2.5%

2.2%

3.0%

18.4%

6.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

17

18

15

11

15

76

SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

2.1%

1.0%

0.0%

2.4%

1.2%

Patent Counts, all shares

5

16

21

16

14

72

IGNIS INNOVATION, INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

1.6%

7.8%

8.8%

4.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

7

10

16

16

20

69

THE ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING (MCGILL UNIVERSITY)

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

11.7%

0.0%

4.2%

3.9%

4.2%

Patent Counts, all shares

7

10

9

20

17

63

MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

18.4%

18.1%

11.4%

7.4%

4.4%

11.6%

Patent Counts, all shares

14

8

12

9

15

58

COOLEDGE LIGHTING, INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

.

100%

36.2%

23.8%

10.5%

21.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

0

1

7

28

21

57

GANZ

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

20.0%

0.0%

6.3%

11.8%

25.0%

9.3%

Patent Counts, all shares

5

12

16

17

4

54

CNH INDUSTRIAL CANADA, LTD.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

.

.

.

9.1%

14.0%

11.1%

Patent Counts, all shares

0

0

0

32

21

53

LITENS AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERSHIP

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

3.1%

7.7%

2.5%

Patent Counts, all shares

9

8

12

8

13

50

MOLD-MASTERS (2007) LIMITED

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

4.2%

0.0%

0.0%

14.3%

6.3%

4.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

12

13

10

7

8

50

UNIVERSITE LAVAL

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

2.9%

3.0%

0.0%

1.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

11

6

17

11

5

50

PSION INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

4.2%

0.0%

0.0%

1.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

2

3

20

14

10

49

UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

3.6%

0.0%

0.0%

2.9%

1.2%

Patent Counts, all shares

5

7

12

13

12

49

HYDRO-QUEBEC

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

41.2%

9.6%

0.0%

8.5%

4.2%

14.3%

Patent Counts, all shares

11

12

8

11

6

48

HONEYWELL ASCA INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

9

8

10

8

12

47

SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

50.0%

44.4%

63.6%

9.4%

15.8%

37.6%

Patent Counts, all shares

10

9

10

8

10

47

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

5.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

13.7%

4.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

8

8

10

8

13

47

MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

4.5%

6.3%

10.0%

0.0%

4.3%

Patent Counts, all shares

8

11

8

10

9

46

MAGNA POWERTRAIN, INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

22.2%

5.8%

Patent Counts, all shares

8

10

8

8

12

46

MAGNA CLOSURES INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

20.8%

14.3%

12.5%

16.7%

12.9%

15.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

12

7

8

7

11

45

TERADICI CORPORATION

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

3.7%

0.0%

4.5%

0.0%

1.9%

Patent Counts, all shares

10

9

8

11

7

45

TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

11.8%

19.4%

4.2%

33.3%

8.3%

14.6%

Patent Counts, all shares

12

9

8

7

9

45

GOTOHTI. COM INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

10

6

13

9

6

44

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF KINGSTON

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

10.7%

9.1%

12.5%

9.8%

8.3%

10.1%

Patent Counts, all shares

7

11

8

11

6

43

GUEST TEK INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

.

0.0%

0.0%

17.9%

5.3%

8.1%

Patent Counts, all shares

0

2

7

13

19

41

DIALOGIC CORPORATION

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

85.7%

50.0%

90.9%

88.9%

100%

82.5%

Patent Counts, all shares

7

8

11

9

5

40

IOGEN ENERGY CORPORATION

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

3.4%

6.3%

0.0%

0.0%

2.1%

Patent Counts, all shares

9

17

4

4

6

40

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

4.8%

0.0%

0.0%

8.3%

0.0%

3.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

7

2

10

10

10

39

2236008 ONTARIO INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

.

.

.

0.0%

5.0%

3.9%

Patent Counts, all shares

0

0

0

8

30

38

COREL CORPORATION

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

50.5%

40.2%

30.0%

66.7%

33.3%

41.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

7

15

10

3

3

38

BRIDGEWATER SYSTEMS CORP.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

3

16

7

6

5

37

INSTITUT NATIONAL D'OPTIQUE

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

12.1%

5.6%

0.0%

0.0%

3.2%

Patent Counts, all shares

11

7

6

6

7

37

BURCON NUTRASCIENCE (MB) CORP.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

8.3%

22.9%

8.3%

6.7%

5.0%

9.3%

Patent Counts, all shares

6

4

16

5

5

36

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

13.9%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

3.5%

Patent Counts, all shares

6

9

6

6

9

36

ABSOLUTE SOFTWARE CORPORATION

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

66.7%

55.6%

23.1%

12.5%

31.4%

Patent Counts, all shares

2

3

9

13

8

35

FPINNOVATIONS

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

12.5%

0.0%

5.0%

0.0%

2.9%

Patent Counts, all shares

3

4

12

10

6

35

DANA CANADA CORPORATION

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

6.3%

26.7%

5.4%

Patent Counts, all shares

8

7

6

8

5

34

NATIONAL STEEL CAR LIMITED

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

10.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

14.3%

5.9%

Patent Counts, all shares

10

6

4

7

7

34

RAYTHEON CANADA LIMITED

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

10.0%

1.5%

Patent Counts, all shares

1

11

12

5

5

34

TYCO SAFETY PRODUCTS CANADA LTD.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

3.3%

1.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

6

3

8

7

10

34

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

8.3%

9.8%

6.2%

5.8%

Patent Counts, all shares

3

5

3

8

14

33

SPORT MASKA INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

33.3%

12.5%

7.1%

0.0%

0.0%

9.8%

Patent Counts, all shares

6

6

7

9

5

33

REDKNEE INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

10

7

7

7

1

32

UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

4.2%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

1.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

8

3

9

3

9

32

UTI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

16.7%

0.0%

5.6%

3.6%

0.0%

4.9%

Patent Counts, all shares

5

7

9

7

4

32

XENON PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

9.3%

23.8%

8.6%

2.8%

17.4%

11.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

10

6

9

4

3

32

SUNCOR ENERGY INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

4

6

5

9

7

31

MAGNA SEATING INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

100%

100%

68.8%

90.9%

100%

88.3%

Patent Counts, all shares

1

1

8

11

9

30

UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

9.5%

9.7%

0.0%

0.0%

4.2%

Patent Counts, all shares

7

7

6

6

4

30

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

6.3%

0.0%

10.0%

3.3%

Patent Counts, all shares

4

7

8

6

5

30

VANTRIX CORPORATION

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

5

9

8

4

4

30

WESTPORT POWER INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

17.8%

0.0%

4.0%

5.0%

16.7%

7.1%

Patent Counts, all shares

3

8

5

8

6

30

DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

12.5%

0.0%

14.3%

5.2%

Patent Counts, all shares

7

6

4

5

7

29

MCGILL UNIVERSITY

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

5.7%

10.8%

0.0%

37.5%

.

8.3%

Patent Counts, all shares

10

10

7

2

0

29

PROTIVA BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

8.3%

4.0%

0.0%

4.2%

4.1%

Patent Counts, all shares

4

6

5

2

12

29

SANOFI PASTEUR LIMITED

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

82.1%

49.0%

39.3%

14.2%

0.0%

51.1%

Patent Counts, all shares

9

10

5

4

1

29

ECOLE DE TECHNOLOGIES SUPERIEURE

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

1

6

11

6

4

28

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

25.0%

0.0%

3.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

5

7

6

4

5

27

HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

3.1%

3.3%

0.0%

1.7%

Patent Counts, all shares

2

3

8

6

8

27

UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

6.7%

0.0%

0.0%

11.1%

4.9%

Patent Counts, all shares

3

5

4

6

9

27

METHYLGENE, INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

4.2%

0.0%

8.4%

1.3%

7.1%

4.3%

Patent Counts, all shares

3

4

9

8

2

26

PSION TEKLOGIX INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

6.7%

4.5%

.

.

.

5.8%

Patent Counts, all shares

15

11

0

0

0

26

ACCEDIAN NETWORKS, INC.

Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

0.0%

0.0%

.

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

Patent Counts, all shares

1

1

0

13

10

25

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF INDUSTRY THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH CENTRE